At Mt. Laguna, aged 1977 PCT hikers Mad Monte, Strider, PA Jeff, and Kelty Kid Carl prepare for the hike south to Lake Morena.

Mad Monte Dodge

Horned lizard

Routefinding is easy along the well-marked PCT.

Jeff Zimmerman heads toward Lake Morena.

Slide shows in the Pavilion draw rapt attention.

1977 hikers and professional geologists Paul Hacker and Greg Hummel explain the geology of the PCT.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija describes the plants of the PCT.

Strider tries to get tall.

Bruce Warren demonstrates his LuxuryLite pack.

Strider shows off his fishing/trekking pole.

Belcher uses a dress to catch rides.

Freefall shows off his colorful gaiters.

A toilet paper roll forms Puck's hands-free umbrella holder.

Mike uses this veil to ward off mosquitos--and for a bunch of other stuff.

LuxuryLite's Bruce Warren tries frontpacking.

Terry

Terry's homemade tent

Fallingwater and Dawn demonstrate his Six Moon Designs packs.

Garlic Man hates broken laces.

Two Legs shows her pot cozies.

Rev has cool bandanas.

Stitches designed a belt-mounted padded camera case.

Emma Eyeball designed and made a diaper-changing system for backpacking babies.

The set includes silnylon pants.

Mike used Kevlar to create his latest bear-resistant canister.

Reader made trekking poles from arrow shafts.

Bob Riess cooks for a crowd of hundreds--but not with this setup.

Bob found an easy way to store and measure alcohol.

Tom Hennessy shows his Hennessy Hammock folded...

...and set up.

Tom Hennessy rests after his demonstration.

Glen Van Peski and Read Miller judge G-FORCE entries.

Roni (from Israel) shows an eye for fashion.

Strider dreams of fame as ADZ organizer and video star.

Gear honcho Jason Cramer announces the winners of the gear contest.

Glen Van Peski and Read Miller present the G-FORCE award.